Most organizations have more data than they know what to do with, much less understand how they can use that data in a meaningful way, say NopSec's Lisa Xu and Steven Leonard. Having the ability to aggregate that data is key.

Hewlett-Packard's John Diamant points out most enterprises invest little in the area with the greatest vulnerabilities: application security.

Automating governance, risk and compliance reduces vulnerabilities that can have an adverse impact on the bottom line, says Sergio Thompson-Flores, chief executive of Modulo, a provider of GRC offerings.

Cyberattacks used as modes of distraction for fraud are organizations' biggest concern, say Pam O'Neal and Scott Register of IXIA.

Combining a network access control system with a mobile device management system is a good way to address security for BYOD, says Scott Gordon of ForeScout.

Advanced persistent threats are evolving, and banks can help thwart them by using continuous monitoring for real-time detection, says J. Paul Haynes of eSentire.

Companies developing their own mobile applications must take steps to ensure their security policies are followed no matter where or how the apps are used, says Kurt Stammberger of Mocana Corp.

Security leaders know their old perimeter-based security models are insufficient. But what new model is best? And how can it reduce reliance on passwords for authentication? Julian Lovelock of HID Global offers insight.

Distributed-denial-of-service attacks are not new, but they are being taken more seriously as a threat to network security and data protection, especially by financial-services, says Ashley Stephenson of Corero Network Security.

Debate over cybersecurity bills last year coupled with recent, highly publicized attacks have raised the visibility of the threat, and that could push Congress to enact IT security legislation in 2013, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel says.